good to hear that the operation went well - hope to hear good news on the test!
Had a minor infection from the surgery… on anti-biotics… they have not removed the stitches yet, but I said screw it… back to the gym…
Jan 20th- deadlift training
D/Ls
bar x some
135x10
225x5
315x3
415x5
440x5
470x6
545x2
RACKPULLS- PIN #1- 8 INCHES HEIGHT
605 x 4 sets of 1
DYNAMIC (high) BOX SQUAT WITH ORANGE MONSTER BANDS- 15’ box
135x10
225x2x5
315x3x3
finished with some ab work… felt good to be back in gym
nice work, glad your procedure went ok
[quote]bunny7568 wrote:
they have not removed the stitches yet, but I said screw it… back to the gym…
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You’re my kinda man.
I worked out 11 days after having my appendix out in 2009. It was only an upper body workout. I even lied to my wife that the doctor said I could train after two weeks, in fact he said two months!
Nice Deadlifting.
Bunnys aren’t supposed to be this tough.
Best wishes for clear sailing ahead.
Whatever it’s all about, big bunny man, there’s a big bunch of us lunkheads (and lunkhead-ettes) that think you’re doing grand.
Thank you to everyone who has stopped by to wish me a speedy recovery and check on my well being, appreciated, and it means a lot 
I will not know the results of the tests until sometime in the first week of February, so I have been told. Can’t sit around waiting and moping and worrying… piss on it!
FARMERBRETT- I kinda did the same thing, doc said take a few weeks off, I took 10 days, told the wife he said 7 days…
Still got the stitches in my back… getting them out today. Could not go too crazy with the bench, did not want to rip them out.
JAN 23 BENCH
135x2x10
225x5
245x5
260x5
275x7
315x2x2
225 to failure
PIN PRESS- PIN #6
315x5
365x2
375x1
380x0… not today 
BARBELL SHRUGS
225x10
315x10
405x10
495x6
585x4
675x1 then 405x10 drop set
Went and watched the Ontario Provincial Powerliftng Championships this weekend, very inspirational, and the few friends I had lifting in this event did very well… and others had a few “problems”, but were very classy in the way they handled the adversity. Good job to all, and nice seeing you all!
Another thing I decided this weekend is I am going to invest in a bench shirt and a squat suit I think…
[quote]bunny7568 wrote:
Thank you to everyone who has stopped by to wish me a speedy recovery and check on my well being, appreciated, and it means a lot
I will not know the results of the tests until sometime in the first week of February, so I have been told. Can’t sit around waiting and moping and worrying… piss on it!
FARMERBRETT- I kinda did the same thing, doc said take a few weeks off, I took 10 days, told the wife he said 7 days…
Still got the stitches in my back… getting them out today. Could not go too crazy with the bench, did not want to rip them out.
JAN 23 BENCH
135x2x10
225x5
245x5
260x5
275x7
315x2x2
225 to failure
PIN PRESS- PIN #6
315x5
365x2
375x1
380x0… not today
BARBELL SHRUGS
225x10
315x10
405x10
495x6
585x4
675x1 then 405x10 drop set
Went and watched the Ontario Provincial Powerliftng Championships this weekend, very inspirational, and the few friends I had lifting in this event did very well… and others had a few “problems”, but were very classy in the way they handled the adversity. Good job to all, and nice seeing you all!
Another thing I decided this weekend is I am going to invest in a bench shirt and a squat suit I think…[/quote]
Finally coming to your senses:)
Pete… yeah, just want to explore some other options out there, and save my shoulder(s) from further damage. I will be trying on a squat suit next week that a friend is dropping off… looking forward to it
JAN 25TH
RAW SQUAT DAY
barxsome
135Ã?10
225Ã?10
315Ã?1
355Ã?5
380Ã?5
405Ã?6
455Ã?3
545Ã?1 (reverse orange monster band)
GOODMORNINGS
135Ã?10
225Ã?10
315 x 3 sets of 3
225Ã?10
POWERSQUAT MACHINE
6 plates x10
8 plates x10
10 plates x5
12 plates x 2 sets of 5
ABS- STANDING CABLE CRUNCHES
drop set, each weight to failure 100-90-80-70-60-50 no rest
Got a buddy who is gonna lend me a squat suit to try geared squats for the first timeâ?¦ excited. Just gotta pick up a bench shirt now
after a several week foray into raw benching my shoulders felt beat to shit. So yeah, it will save you shoulders. jack you up in some other ways probably.
I kinda feel the same as when I got my life long non-drinking friend to finally start drinkiing whiskey with me: happy, but kind of ashamed at the same time.
lol Pete… it’s alright brother, I will survive! I will probably be inundating you and other geard lifters on this site for advice and procedures… so be patient and gentle with me
Been busier than a one legged man in an ass kicking contest, ut have been hitting the iron. Here are my last couple of sessions…
JAN 27TH-
MILITARY PRESS
warmup
135x8
185x3
205x3
215x3
230x5
255x2- then 135 to failure
DIPS
bodyweight x 2 x10
15 lb chain x 2 x8
+45x5
+60x3- then bodyweight to failure
TRICEP PUSHDOWNS SUPERSETTED WITH ROPE CABLE FACEPULLS
100-90-80-70-60 all to failure no rest between sets x2
JAN 29TH
DEADLIFT
warmup
135x10
225x5
315x3
405x1
440x3
475x3
495x3
RACKPULLS- PIN #2 (1 INCH BELOW KNEES)
495x3
585x2
675 x 4 sets of 1
POWERSQUAT MACHINE (hack)
6 plates x 5 sets of 10
then did some ab(s)
You’re looking stronger then ever. You getting killed with snow as bad as we are?? Another 1 to 2 feet coming today and tomorrow here.
Thanks Eco… i"m tryin’ brother, gotta catch up to you!
Yeah, we just started this morning with the snow, supposed to be nasty… and I have to work tonight too… yay… 1 hour commute one way, and that is with pristine conditions, so should be interesting… in the mean time, bench day!
Bunny, why the to failure stuff? Why I am asking is that after you go heavy your body adapts to a lighter weight and no matter how many reps, it is the last weight that the CNS remembers. It is better IMHO to just do the heavy stuff and have a day for light stuff. This might only be my body and recovery, seeing as I have much more height and bodyweight than yourself.
I really like those raw goals by the way, and if you are healthy, quite realistic. After I saw you pull at Belle River I knew you were one strong SOB.
BB
I’m excited you’re going to experiment with the gear.
Just gotta add that I tore my cuff while in a shirt. So the argument that gear protects the shoulders doesn’t hold water with me. Good bench form protects the shoulders, along with preventive maintenance on the supporting structural components.
[quote]bunny7568 wrote:
Thanks Eco… i"m tryin’ brother, gotta catch up to you!
Yeah, we just started this morning with the snow, supposed to be nasty… and I have to work tonight too… yay… 1 hour commute one way, and that is with pristine conditions, so should be interesting… in the mean time, bench day![/quote]
Catch me?? I think its the other way around. I’m down around 260 lbs and weak as hell. I’m looking at your numbers getting jealous.
[quote]Big Bencher wrote:
seeing as I have much more height and bodyweight than yourself.
BB[/quote]
You’re much bigger then Bunny?? You must be seven feet tall and 350 lbs.
Hey BB!
How you doing? Is that true about the CNS stuff… remembering and adapting to the last weight used? I did not know that… or are you just pulling my leg? I am gonna have to research that. The reason why I do that (too failure) is that I read somewhere that flushing the muscle with blood after a heavy work assists in recovery, and also works the different muscle twitch fibres, red vs white(slow vs fast). And thanks for the vote of confidence regarding the raw goals buddy… working my way there… bench is my nemesis though, not moving near as fast as other stuff…
Hey KP!
I am excited too, hopefully it works for me… and my buddy just dropped off the squat suit last night… it is an “Inzer” size 38… have yet to try it on yet… I am debating whether to use it on my next squat session, or wait until the next wave 5/3/1… and thanks for the info regarding the injury you suffered with the bench shirt, I will remember to be careful even though wearing one.
Eco!!
I have been watching your numbers brother, you are still stupid strong brother! I am sitting at about 275 bodyweight right now… I will have to drop to 264 lbs seeing as they have changed the weight divisions in the IPF… or throw it all in the pot and try to get over 300 pounds and compete SH… which I would rather not seeing as I still have to function in everyday and work activities And as for BB… he… is… a… MONSTER!! He has a got a heart and a smile 3 times the size of a normal man, and can illuminate an entire room with just a his presence… he is a giant, trust me.
We are gettin hammered with snow… as is the rest of the entire east coast of North America it would appear. Just finished shoveling my and 3 other driveways… that will be my GPP for the day. Did bench yesterday, I will post it after this entry…
Play safe everyone
FEB 1ST
BENCH DAY
warmup
135x2x10
185x3
22523
260x3
275x3
295x5 ( I think pr?)
315x2- then 225x12
PIN PRESS (pin #6)
315x3
335x3
355x2x1
PUSHUPS
in power rack, feet suspended hands on barbell at bench width 3 sets to failure
BAND (orange monster) ASSISTED CLOSE GRIP CHINS (palms facing each other)
5 sets to failure
SUPINE TRICEP EXTENSIONS WITH V BAR
80x20
100x10
120x10
150x6- then orange band pushdowns to failure
We’re all stuck at home today with a snow day like just about the rest of Ontario so I’m catching up on some stuff. I was actually a good girl today and sat at the kitchen table doing work I’d brought home.
Who’s loaning you the suit? What kind of Inzer is it? I’m totally a Titan girl myself. I can’t wait to see how you make out in it. We are really going to need videos. Just keep in mind the twinkie in a condom analogy.
Thanks again for your help at the meet. Maybe next time BB will actually let you take my bench shirt off for me. He really wasn’t buying into that this time.